Go deep behind enemy lines at Sword Beach as you airdrop in to capture the bridges of the Orne... Join Guderian's famed Panzers as they battle the armored columns of the British Expeditionary Forces... Sign on for Operation Crusader to take on Rommel in the deserts of North Africa and liberate the garrison in Tobruk...

The Memoir '44 Breakthrough Expansion will take you deep into the battles of World War II with two, double-sided, 9-panel board maps covering all four Memoir '44 map environments - countryside, beach, winter and deserts. These oversize boards stretch the limit of current printing technology and are 13 x 17 hexes deep, opening up the Breakthrough format to new, more expansive scenarios.

The Breakthrough Expansion includes 15, never-in-print-before scenarios, created by Jacques "jdRommel" David, and Memoir '44 author, Richard Borg. These scenarios cover the Western and Eastern Fronts, as well as the Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters and include classic battles such as: Operation Crusader; Operation Amherst; and two different renditions of Sword Beach - all designed for the 13 x 17 hex Breakthrough format.

The Memoir '44 Breakthrough Expansion is an expansion for 2 players and requires a copy of Memoir '44. Depending on the scenario being played, additional expansions are highly recommended to fully enjoy the new Breakthrough maps, although players can substitute game pieces if they don't own a specified expansion. The Memoir '44 Breakthrough expansion will be available in April in Europe and in early May in North America from your favorite Memoir '44 retailer and the Days of Wonder Web Store.

it has passed looong time, from my last post. And there were many reasons for that. But this one i had to comment. Great, exciting, marvelous news. This expansion i think that can bring really something different for the game. This one I'LL BUY for sure. Unless the maps aren't made in cardboard of course.

it has passed looong time, from my last post. And there were many reasons for that. But this one i had to comment. Great, exciting, marvelous news. This expansion i think that can bring really something different for the game. This one I'LL BUY for sure. Unless the maps aren't made in cardboard of course.

It said they are "9-panel board map", so we know that they fold out and are made of cardboard. Looks like you'll be getting this expansion!

Are there any different rules for the breakthrough, or is it just bigger/longer boards (which I like).

Same rules but the games run longer and have more medal points to win. You don't need the Overlord Expansion cards for Breakthrough.

You also only need one set of Memoir '44 to play. The setup won't require more than one set worth of terrain tiles or units, so players just have to own the base game and the corresponding expansions to play!

This expansion is great news! A breakthrough board in cardboard format has been on my wish list for some time. On top of this we will have both a beach/countryside and a winter/desert format in the same package. Well done DOW!

You also only need one set of Memoir '44 to play. The setup won't require more than one set worth of terrain tiles or units, so players just have to own the base game and the corresponding expansions to play!

Minor nitpick here, since Counter-Attack of the BEF, the very first scenario in the book, actually DOES require more figures than comes in the base set. It uses 10 German infantry units, 10 British infantry units, and 2 French infantry units, so you'd be missing 4 figures even if you used the 2 extra Germans as Allied troops.

Now this is based on the Online version, true, but looking at the picture from the BT Kit, nothing seems changed between both versions.

Minor nitpick here, since Counter-Attack of the BEF, the very first scenario in the book, actually DOES require more figures than comes in the base set. It uses 10 German infantry units, 10 British infantry units, and 2 French infantry units, so you'd be missing 4 figures even if you used the 2 extra Germans as Allied troops.

This scenario requires the Mediterranean Theater expansion (it is the BEF after all...) You'll need 10 German infantry units, 10 British infantry units, 2 French (=base game) infantry units and some other artillery and armor units.

Hi DoW
This expansion is a 'must have' (well actually all the others were too ), but I can foresee it being a struggle to get my troops into combat - when are you releasing the half-tracks, bren-carriers and more trucks - so that i can make use of the room to manoevere without playing until the early hours ??
cheers

Looks like another winner! I think there has been a sense over the past couple of years that there weren't enough Breakthrough scenarios. The boards would be good by themselves ... but adding so many scenarios makes it really worthwhile.

Can we now expect for another map expansion that can make possible Overlord? 2 Cardboard maps (country/Beach, and Winter/Desert) and some plastic soldiers as needed for Overlord Scenarios?
Anyone else thinks it could be a good one?

Can we now expect for another map expansion that can make possible Overlord? 2 Cardboard maps (country/Beach, and Winter/Desert) and some plastic soldiers as needed for Overlord Scenarios?
Anyone else thinks it could be a good one?

I haven't read this anywhere, but I'm wondering (hoping) that this expansion comes with some "breakthrough" cards, similar in idea to ones used in Swords of Stalingrad. The purpose of the cards would be different, but the idea would be the same.

I haven't read this anywhere, but I'm wondering (hoping) that this expansion comes with some "breakthrough" cards, similar in idea to ones used in Swords of Stalingrad. The purpose of the cards would be different, but the idea would be the same.

I would bet it's like the rules...if it doesn't say specifically, it's not there. We'll have to wait for another expansion to see more cards, I think.

If you have two sets of Command cards, we also recommend shuffling them both together before the start of the game.

Can I ask why you recommend this?

Is it to avoid draining a section of cards?

Stig Morten

Because playtests by Richard's team showed it can lead to more interesting (ie fun) card distribution in this context.

eric

I tried Coldstream Hill with two decks(overlord deck) and it was fun. I went through atleast one deck worth of cards and never knew if Ambush would be drawn. Had i played with only one deck it would have come up as I used more than one deck worth of cards, barring Their Finest Hour keeping it from appearing.
I will most likely use two decks from now on.
The overlord deck works fine. If you have a little bit of experience you know what the overlord cards can do on regular and breakthroguh scenarios by their names.